Zanjan Tourism Guide

Located 500 meters southwest of Soltaniyeh, Sheikh Boraq or Chapi Oughlou is the mausoleum of an Ilkhanid period (1256–1335) mystic and Sufi master.  This octagonal mausoleum is 17 meters high and 7.6 meters wide. The dome sits on a hex decagonal dome chamber and has no tile work. The mausoleum consists of a tomb chamber in which the body of the Sheikh has been placed at the center and is surrounded by the bodies of his disciples according to their importance. The walls of the tomb chamber have no decorations. A beautiful Mihrab (prayer niche) with stucco Muqarnas (ornamented vaulting) decorations sits on the southern part of the chamber.Light wells circulating the dome provide lighting for the chamber. Sheikh Boraq or Chapi Oughlou Historical Complex is a registered National Heritage Site. 

Built on the order of the eighth Ilkhanid ruler Oljeitu, also known as Muhammad Khodabandeh (1280 – 1316), Soltaniyeh was the third Ilkhanid capital after Maragheh and Tabriz. Soltaniyeh was the place Ilkhanid rulers went to hunt and to relax. Muhammad Khodabandeh is said to have built the Soltaniyeh Dome to become the first Shia Imam Ali (PBUH)’s (599-661) new shrine. After encountering fierce opposition from the Scholars of Najaf who were furious at the Ilkhanid ruler for wanting to move Imam Ali’s remains, Muhammad Khodabandeh abandoned his plan and Soltaniyeh Dome eventually became his own mausoleum.  

Soltaniyeh Dome is the third tallest dome in the world after Santa Maria delle Grazie in Italy and Hagia Sophia in Turkey. The dome of Soltaniyeh is 25.5 meters in diameter at its base and 48.5 meters tall. After a lengthy process, the tilework of this dome was successfully renovated in 2008.

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